Tag: D’eon
Top 100 Songs of 2012: 100-76
2012 has been the strongest year in memory for Canadian electronic pop. Established artists started new electronic projects, amazing new talents appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and one of our shining stars became a superstar recognized the world over. Canada is clearly at the epicenter of the zeitgeist – it’s a testament to the unbelievable talent in this country that we have 100 songs to present to you as the best of the year, and STILL had to exclude so many excellent tracks.
Montreal and Toronto may still have the most representatives of any Canadian city, but dark electro is thriving everywhere, from Halifax to Calgary, Ottawa to Vancouver, and exciting new hotbeds appearing in London, Ontario, and Grande Prairie, Alberta. We’re not too exclusively nationalist here at Silent Shout, so border states (minus NYC) appear too, with artists from Minneapolis, Seattle, and Brattleboro, Vermont making our list.
A huge thank you to all our readers, the folks who attend our events, and the bands that make brilliant music across this land for making 2012 an unforgettable year for us. Here’s to an even bigger 2013 for Canadian electronic music.
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
99. Gold & Youth – Time to Kill
98. d’Eon – Century By Century
97. Crystal Castles – Wrath of God
96. Suuns – Edie’s Dream
95. Marie Davidson – Ma vie sans toi
94. Yves Son Ace – Wallet Song
93. Gal Gracen – ∞
92. Ev Ree Wuhn – Control
91. Man Made Hill – Physical (Olivia Newton John cover)
90. Drug Train – Idioms
89. The Natural Shocks – Change
88. Solar Year – Night and Day
87. Zooey – You
86. Gold Zebra – Dark Musique
85. Warm Myth – Gonna Gun
84. Wand – There Is A Place
83. Parallels – Moonlight Desires (Gowan cover)
82. Zouk Fuck – Blaque Sabbath
81. Hiawatha – Dogs of War
80. Nyteowl – EZ Boy
79. Tops – Easy Friends
78. Most People – You Said
76. Breeze – Paradise (In A While)
Top 100 Songs: 100-76 /// 75-51 /// 50-26 /// 25-1
Previously: Top 20 Albums /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
Top 20 Albums of 2012
There has been so much amazing music made this year. Most of these albums have been on constant repeat at the Silent Shout office since we heard them. If you’ve been following the blog all year our love for these records won’t surprise you. If you haven’t, we can’t wait for you to hear them! There shouldn’t be so much damn agreement in the critical world. We don’t need multiple lists of the same 50 albums in a slightly different order.
19. Kashka – Vichada – Bandcamp
18. Walter TV – Appetite – Bandcamp
17. Purity Ring – Shrines – Website
16. Karneef – In Error – Bandcamp
15. Man Made Hill – Intercourses – Bandcamp
14. Ghibli – Rare Pleasures – Bandcamp
13. Cabaal – Emanations – Bandcamp
12. Grimes – Visions – Wikipedia
11. Hot & Cold – Border Area – Bandcamp
10. You’ll Never Get to Heaven – S/T – Bandcamp
9. Mac DeMarco – Rock and Roll Night Club – Label
6. Kontravoid – Silent Visions – Bandcamp
5. Renny Wilson – “Sugarglider” – Bandcamp
3. Blanche Blanche Blanche – Wink with Both Eyes – Stream
2. Tenderness – The Axe is Ready at the Tree – Bandcamp
1. Femminielli – Double Invitation – Stream
Previously: Top 100 Songs /// Top 20 Videos /// Top 15 Remixes /// Top 10 EPs
POBA: d’Eon – LP
d’Eon – Transparency pt. II
d’Eon – Century By Century
The new full length album from d’Eon LP is a behemoth of an album, pushing the limits of a compact disc at 73 minutes. What’s contained in those 73 minutes is an expressive, raw and personal series of songs that take the listener on a conceptual journey. I use the C word with reservation, because I’m not sure this is a ‘concept album’ but the lyrical subject matter makes definite allusion to god, love, the Internet and a number of topics that I’m sure I’m missing completely.
Other than stand-out track Century By Century I don’t hear much else in terms of a single on the album. However, what the album lacks in hooks it makes up for in profound moments. Individually these moments might not make for much, but as an album they flow together in a really ear pleasing way. Tracks like Gabriel pt 1 & pt 2 are resemble movements in a symphony or a scene in a movie more than they do club hits.
Speaking of a symphony, d’Eon pulls out all the stops putting together this opus. All manner of percussion and string instruments find their way in between the claps, snares and synths. D’Eon’s voice is at the forefront, sound a bit like Peter Gabriel at his peak. In fact, the album sounds a bit like something Peter Gabriel might have put out in the 90s had he stumbled upon Jungle. For an electronic pop record with a ton of MIDI instruments and it’s share of mangled vocals, it’s surprisingly heartfelt and creative in a way that’s so subtle it could very well make this album the sleeper hit of the year.
List: Best MP3s of June 2012
Silkken Laumann – House Of Common Problems
D’eon – Transparency Pt. II
One Place – Love Is Strange
Bzaryn – I’s the B’y (Part1)
Mac DeMarco – European Vegas
Jay Arner – Broken Glass
Dark Ages – Human Being
Ghibli – Babyface
Monroeville Music Centre – Somniculonia
Cora Kim – Apgetaryong
Soft Riot – You Can’t Please Everyone
Young Galaxy – Youth Is Wasted On The Young
Goose Hut – MACEE
New Release: D’eon – LP
MP3: D’eon – Transparency Pt. II
The new D’eon track is a really great and glossier re-work of Transparency from the split album with Grimes last year. His album, actually titled LP, is out this week.
Top Songs of 2011 Part 2: 20-1
19. OG Melody – Cave In – Website
18. Myths – Deadlights – Website
17. Resorts – Maven – Website
16. Kidstreet – Penny Candy – Website
15. Handsome Furs – When I Get Back – Website
14. Trust – Candy Walls – Website
13. Brasstronaut – Opportunity – Website
12.Araignée – Silvia – Website
11. Put The Rifle Down – Cell Death – Website
10. Kontravoid – Native State – Website
9. Sean Nicholas Savage – Can’t Get My Mind Off You – Website
8. D’eon – Transparency – Website
6. Grimes – Oblivion – Website
5. Chevalier Avant Garde – Haircut – Website
4. Purity Ring – Ungirthed – Website
3. The Weeknd – What You Need – Website
2. Gold Zebra – Love, French, Better – Website
1. Austra – Lose It – Website
Top Albums of 2011
15. Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
14. Grimes/D’eon – Darkbloom
13. Kidstreet – Fuh Yeah
12. Azari & III
11. Homo Duplex EP 03
10. Resorts EP
9. Visage Musique Compilation 01
8. Monroeville Music Centre – Le Progrès EP
7. Ghibli – Pythia
6. Chevalier Avant Garde – Heterotopias
5. Handsome Furs – Sound Kapital
4. The Weeknd – House of Balloons
3. Sean Nicholas Savage – Trippple Midnight Karma
2. Destroyer – Kaputt
1. Austra – Feel It Break
New D’eon: Kiss Me feat. Marie Jane
More of the good stuff from Montreal’s D’eon. Here he is covering R&B singer Cassie. It’s downloadable too, if you click that arrow.
Video: Grimes – Crystal Ball
Spectacularly creepy video from Grimes off her recent split 12″ with d’Eon, who has a cameo in the video.
